Recognised as Colour
#DEB3E4
- #DEB3E4
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB3E4 is a magenta with RGB values 222, 179, 228 and HSL 293°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEB3E4#DEB3E4
HEX#DEB3E4
RGBrgb(222, 179, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.702, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.1%, 70.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(292.7, 47.6%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 21.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,044
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB3E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#214C1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E4B3
Analogous#C5B3E4, #E4B3D2
Triadic#E4DEB3, #B3E4DE
Split complementary#D2E4B3, #B3E4C5
Tetradic#E4C5B3, #B9E4B3, #B3D2E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G179
B228
Red222 (87.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue292.65°
Saturation (HSL)47.57%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B3 · B E4
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